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An audit into 2020 election results from Maricopa County continues at Phoenix Veterans Memorial Coliseum. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ An audit of results from the 2020 election in Arizona s largest county by the state senate has entered its second week.
The audit, which is being overseen by a firm called Cyber Ninjas, comes after Republican lawmakers subpoenaed the more than 2 million ballots and nearly 400 tabulation machines.
The audit, which officially started on Friday, has drawn immense criticism from Democratic lawmakers at the state and national level.
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Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs told CNN on Monday that the audit effort was a political stunt and a farce.
Arizona Republican lawmakers tell party chairwoman Kelli Ward to audit her election
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Dr. Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican Party, holds a press conference at the Maricopa County Elections Department as she reports the progress of the a post-election logic and accuracy test for the general election as an observer of the test process Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
and last updated 2021-02-04 13:25:15-05
PHOENIX â State Representative Kevin Payne (R) Peoria District 21 called on Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward to allow for an immediate audit of the state partyâs Jan. 23 election.
Maricopa County begins elections audit, some Arizona senators still argue for more
Audit results could change future of elections in Arizona.
and last updated 2021-02-02 23:14:58-05
PHOENIX â After months of debate, legal challenges and subpoenas, Maricopa County began the first of two planned audits to its elections systems Tuesday morning.
Auditors with Pro V&V, one of two companies with active accreditation with the Elections Assistance Commission, plan to run multiple tests on tabulators used to count votes cast in-person on Election Day, machines that counted early ballots and software used in the elections process.
Several tests aim to confirm whether any of the county s machines were connected to the internet, whether any malware was installed or if there was any vote-switching in the process of counting the ballots from the 2020 general election.
Arizona Senators Sue to Enforce Subpoenas for Election Equipment, Records
The president of the Arizona Senate and the chairman of the state senate’s Judiciary Committee filed a lawsuit on Dec. 21 asking the Maricopa County Superior Court to enforce a pair of subpoenas that sought ballot tabulation equipment and voting records from county election officials.
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Eddie Farnsworth, both Republicans, had issued the subpoenas to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 15. In response, the board voted against complying and filed a lawsuit to determine whether it is obligated to produce the materials sought.